Neabsco News

Neabsco Families,

Thank you for partnering with us to make this a strong start to the school year. As we continue to build positive routines, I want to take a moment to remind families of a few important ways you can support your child’s success at school:

Behavior and Expectations

Please take some time to talk with your student about appropriate behavior in all areas of the school day, especially in the cafeteria and on the bus. These are important times for students to practice respect, responsibility, and kindness. Your reinforcement at home makes a big difference in helping us maintain a safe and positive learning environment for everyone.

Families, please make sure you are aware of the PWCS Code of Behavior: https://codeofbehavior.pwcs.edu/. This gives information to families about the behavior that is expected from the students and what interventions and supports are used if a student needs additional support while a student in PWCS.

Homework and Communication

Homework is an opportunity for students to practice important skills and develop responsibility. Teachers will be sharing homework expectations and weekly classroom updates through their grade-level newsletters. We ask that families check these newsletters, ask students if they are completing technology program minutes, class assignments, and continue to have regular conversations with them about how school is going. Focus on students having a growth mindset and working through challenges that they may face.

Upcoming Events

Advisory Council Meeting – This Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. We will review last year’s data, share this year’s continued improvement goals, and discuss upcoming opportunities for families to partner with us in our work.
Back-to-School Night – Coming soon! Thursday, September 26. We are excited to welcome all families to learn more about your child’s classroom procedures and learning. During this evening, we will also host our Title I Annual Meeting to share information about how you can support strong academic practices at home.

We look forward to seeing you at these upcoming events and continuing to work together to support every Neabsco STAR. Thank you for the many ways you partner with us, your involvement makes all the difference!

Mrs. Brooke LeVecchi
Principal, Neabsco Elementary

leveccbb@pwcs.edu

IMPORTANT Dates for Neabsco Families

Monday, September 8th - Friday, October 3rd - Stars Attendance Challenge, students with 1 day or less of absences will be celebrated!
Friday, September 12th: Chuck E. Cheese 4pm to 9pm
Wednesday, September 17th*: Principal Advisor Committee (PAC) Meeting 5:30pm-6:30pm
Tuesday, September 23rd: No School (in observance of Rosh Hashanah)
Thursday, September 25th: Back to School Night

5:30-6:00pm - Annual Title I Family Meeting
6:00pm-7:00pm - Classroom Family Meeting

Thursday, October 9th: Kindergarten Field Trip to Cox Farms
Saturday, October 18th: 9th Annual Title 1 Family Camp, 8:30am to 12:30pm, hosted at Hampton Middle School, register by October 3rd (additional details in attached flyer). Visit the Neabsco Website for more information and additional link to register: PWCS Neabsco
Thursday, October 23rd: Picture Day

*please note the new date

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Make sure you don't miss the Principal Advisory Council (PAC) Meeting on Wednesday, September 17 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. The meeting will be held in the Cafe. Mrs. Morrone will be providing more information about this exciting tutoring program. She will focus on what students qualify for all in tutoring and how high dosage tutoring can specifically target your student's learning needs. https://forms.office.com/r/iaTG6G6iT1

Program Dates:

Monday, October 6, 2025 - Wednesday, December 17th*

Mondays - Wednesday

Morning Sessions: 8:10am - 9:10am

Afternoon Sessions: 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Also, make sure you check out this week's Tutoring video to learn about how the tutoring program will continue to support your student.

For questions regarding the All in Tutoring program, please contact Mrs. Morrone, email morronbm@pwcs.edu or phone, 703.670.2147

A Guide to Student Illness

Please take a moment to review the attached guidelines about when students should stay home from school due to illness. Following these helps keep our school community healthy and safe. We want everyone to feel their best when at school.

Remember to report your student's absence to the school by either calling the front office 703-670-2147, email office@pwcs.edu, or entering the absence in the Parent Vue.

For information related to Student Health Services please visit the PWCS Student Health Services website.

If you have any questions or concerns related to your student's health please feel free to contact me at depalmkc1@pwcs.edu or 571-589-4718.

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Neabsco Club Sign-Ups

Would you like your fourth or fifth grade student to participate in fun learning opportunities after school on Thursdays? Make sure you sign up your student today! the clubs for fourth and fifth grade students are volleyball, robotics, and K Club which focuses on developing service and leadership skills, Spots are limited so make sure you sign up today. Bus transportation will be provided for students in the boundary range. https://forms.office.com/r/tjUaYUCRQL

Program Dates run Thursdays only from Thursday, October 9th through Thursday, December 18th after school from 4:15-5:15pm.

🐶 Pooches in the Pool 🐶

What happens when you add 4 pools + 300 dogs? You get a big, hairy, splashy party that Calgary, Canada calls Dog Day. The town pools need cleaned at the end of summer, so why not let dogs splash around in there first? People pay to let their doggies paddle, and that money helps other rescued animals. And grown-ups and kids can swim with the hounds, too, if you don’t care whether the water is clean…

Wee ones: What numbers would you say to count your doggie’s 4 paws?

Little kids: If you and your dog both swim, how many legs do you put in the pool together? Bonus: If they hold the party on a Sunday, and it takes 3 days from then to clean up the mess, on what day are the pools clean again?

Big kids: If a family pays $24 total to bring their 6 dogs into the pool, and each dog costs $3, how much extra did the people pay to swim themselves? Bonus: If the 300 dogs split up evenly among the 4 pools, how many pooches are in each pool?

The sky’s the limit: If there are 50 legs in the pool and there are twice as many dogs as people, how many swimmers of each type are in the pool?

Answers:
Wee ones: 1, 2, 3, 4.

Little kids: 6 legs. Bonus: On Wednesday.

Big kids: Another $6, because the dogs cost $18. Bonus: 75 dogs per pool.

The sky’s the limit: 10 dogs and 5 people. The dogs and people fall into “sets ” of 2 dogs plus a person, who together have 10 legs. So if there are 50 legs total, there are 5 of these “sets,” giving us 5 x 2 = 10 dogs, and 5 people.

PWCS Family Engagement

Families are invited to join a series of free, live Zoom webinars hosted by PWCS to support students and families throughout the school year.

* Thursday, September 18 | 6:30–7:30 p.m.
The Secret Ingredient for Stronger Attendance Is Student and Family Support

Target Audience: All PWCS students and families
Discover how school and family partnerships can improve student attendance by meeting real-life needs.
Presenter: Kim McClarin, Supervisor of Student Prevention Programs and Family Assistance

For more information, including how to register for all webinars, please visit the PWCS Family Engagement Series Page.

If you have any questions, please contact Parent Liaison, Susana Steudle, steudlsd@pwcs.edu., 571.589.4784 directly if you need help navigating through our school's resources.

At Neabsco, we are doing our part to promote school health and wellness and following the PWCS Regulation 275-1 Wellness Plan. We all know birthdays are important to children. At school, children celebrating a birthday will be gifted a birthday pencil.

Sending a food treat to the classroom to celebrate can exclude children who have life-threatening food allergies and other dietary restrictions, who can be triggered to a medical emergency.

We are trying to make Neabsco a healthy and safe place for all of our Stars, so instead of sending in food treats, we have some additional ideas on how you can recognize your student on their birthday.

An alternative to food treats for your child’s birthday celebration at school:

· Pencils, erasers, fun stickers, temporary tattoos, stencils, stampers

· Small puzzles, Bubbles, fun superhero rings, rubber bracelets

· Donate a book in your child’s name to the classroom or school library

· Donate a game in your child’s name to the classroom

Please do not send balloons, flowers, or other celebratory bouquets to school for safety reasons.

Finally, please note, teachers can pass out birthday party invitations only if the entire class is invited. Parents are still welcome to send in small treats, although we would like to discourage items like donuts, oversized cupcakes, soda, and juice/juice boxes. Foods such as mini-cupcakes, cookies, sliced fruit or vegetables, etc., will be shared at lunch time. Food items must be store bought with a food label on them to avoid any allergic reactions.

We are looking forward to a happy and healthy school year. We appreciate all that our parents do to support their children in making healthy food and snack choices at home and at school.

Here at Neabsco, our families are valued partners in their scholar's education! Communication between you and your scholar's teacher is critical to help support your Star Scholars. Sharing with the teacher your scholar's strengths and interests, as well as addressing any concerns or questions you may have will help bridge that relationship to ensure scholar success.

Here are three important ways to bolster your child’s enthusiasm for school this year from the Parent Institute and Title 1:

Praise your child’s effort, progress, and success.
Help your child see how school lessons apply to life outside of the classroom.
Brainstorm with your child a goal for improving school this year

We have a few events coming up that will help you promote partnerships and support your scholars’ success.

Annual meeting and Back-to-School Night on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at 5:30.
PWCS Title 1 Family Camp will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Hampton Middle School from 8:30 to 12:30.

We hope to see everyone at these events. We want to thank you for your enthusiasm to support literacy and learning.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Carolyn Matthews Matthecj@pwcs.edu , Jessica Monahan Monahanj@pwcs.edu or Jessica Hesser Hesserj@pwcs.edu.

Supporting Students & Celebrating Emotional Growth

Hello Families,

Started this week during Counseling Encore, students have met—or will soon meet—with their School Counselors to learn how they support emotional wellness and help students navigate everyday challenges. As part of their visit, students are reviewing the Zones of Regulation—a tool that helps them identify their feelings using four color-coded zones and discover strategies to manage emotions in healthy ways. It's all about learning how to feel better, focus better, and support one another!

✨ September Attendance Challenge Reminder! From Monday, September 8 through Friday, October 3, students who attend school every day—or miss no more than one day—will be celebrated. Consistent attendance helps build strong habits and a thriving learning environment.

📧 How to Contact Us:

Mrs. Larimore, School Counselor – LarimoLT@pwcs.edu

Mr. Clewell, Counseling Intern– ClewelTD@pwcs.edu

💚🐉House Draco is currently in the lead with 1,167 points!💚🐉

Welcome back to a new year in our Neabsco House system! At Neabsco, we follow the 5 Star Essentials every day.

Currently seeking peer models for Early Childhood

Neabsco Elementary School is currently looking for peer models for their Early Childhood

Special Education (ECSE) General 6x6 Preschool Class(es) for SY 2025-2026. Our ECSE General 6x6 preschool classrooms consist of 6 students that have IEPs for a variety of developmental delays and 6 typically developing children from the community to act as peer models. All students are ages 3-5 years old. Peer models must be 3 or 4 by September 30th of the attending school year. They should also have developmentally appropriate language, social skills, behavior, impulse control and they must be toilet trained. Potential peer models will participate in play groups and be selected before the first day of school. There is no cost for registration or enrollment in the peer model program. It is a half day program.

If interested, please email Benedicta Tsogoo at AddaiB@pwcs.edu, or

Houda Toloa at ToloaH-@pwcs.edu

PARENTAL RIGHT TO INFORMATION ABOUT TEACHERS:

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, most recently reauthorized as the Every Student Succeeds Act, states that parents in Title I schools have the right to request certain information about their child’s teachers. The information that you have a right to request about your child’s teacher is:

a. Whether the teacher has met state qualifications and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subjects the teacher is teaching.

b. Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing has been waived.

c. The baccalaureate degree major of certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certification or degree.

d. Whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

At Neabsco Elementary School we are extremely proud of our teachers and paraprofessionals, and are happy to provide you with any of the information above pertaining to your child’s teacher(s). If you have such a request, please call the school at 703.670.2147 and ask for the information you are interested in.

For more information on Title 1, you can visit the PWCS page, click here